Affiliate program setup and help
Use the launch path below for first-time setup, then browse all guides by topic.
Start here
New account checklist: complete these guides in order to get from install to a verified tracked conversion and first payout run.
Step 1
Quick Start
Follow the end-to-end setup path from empty account to first verified conversion.
Step 2
Connect Stripe
Connect Stripe and confirm webhook delivery is healthy before launch.
Step 3
Install Tracking Script
Install track.js and confirm referral state is available to your checkout flow.
Step 4
Verify Tracking
Run a full attribution test from affiliate click through conversion creation.
Step 5
Onboard Affiliates
Invite or create affiliates and confirm they can access their portal.
Step 6
Run First Payout
Create, execute, and reconcile a payout run so operations are launch-ready.
Launch
Set Up Your Stripe Affiliate Program
Connect Stripe, create a campaign, choose a checkout path, and verify your first affiliate referral and commission in AffiliateBase.
Connect Stripe for Affiliate Tracking
Connect or reconnect Stripe in AffiliateBase, confirm the active connection, and prepare webhook-driven sale and commission attribution.
Install the Affiliate Tracking Script
Add the stable AffiliateBase tracking script to your shared site layout, configure your account ID, and prepare Stripe checkout attribution.
Verify Affiliate Tracking and Stripe Attribution
Test an affiliate link, confirm the generated referral ID reaches Stripe Checkout, and verify the resulting referral, sale, and commission.
Run Program
Create and Configure Campaigns
Create an AffiliateBase campaign with a destination URL, commission rules, payout threshold, attribution model, and referral timing.
Affiliate Onboarding Checklist
Invite affiliates or share your campaign signup link. Review applications, confirm portal access, and help partners share their first referral link.
Review Affiliate Commissions and Fraud Signals
Review pending and due affiliate commissions, investigate suspicious activity, and account for refunds or disputes before payout.
Affiliate Payout Runs and Reconciliation
Group due commissions into payout runs, complete PayPal or Wise payments, reconcile results, and recover retryable failures.
Integrations & API
Affiliate Tracking for Stripe Checkout and Payment Links
Pass generated referral IDs to Stripe Payment Links, Buy Buttons, Pricing Tables, or custom Checkout Sessions and verify affiliate attribution.
Affiliate Tracking and Attribution Reference
Reference AffiliateBase URL parameters, referral cookies, cross-domain tagging, signup identification, and generated referral IDs.
Choose API Keys or AI Connector Tokens
Choose credentials for a custom integration or MCP client, protect API secrets, and find the AffiliateBase authentication reference.
Set Up AffiliateBase AI Connectors and MCP
Create a scoped AffiliateBase MCP token and connect ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codex, or another compatible AI client.
Set Up Affiliate Event Webhooks
Configure AffiliateBase event webhooks and check delivery status. Find developer guidance for signatures, payloads, and retries.
Affiliate Portal
Affiliate Portal Dashboard and Payout Settings
Show affiliates where to find referral links, commissions, payout status, notification preferences, and PayPal, Wise, or Stripe onboarding details.
Customize Your Affiliate Portal
Configure AffiliateBase portal branding, support and legal links, accessible colors, and search indexing before inviting affiliates.
Tracking & Attribution
How Affiliate Attribution Works
Follow an AffiliateBase referral from the public via token through browser tracking, Stripe Checkout, conversion, and commission creation.
Affiliate Tracking URL Parameters
Use the canonical via token, optional custom parameters, referral preload, deep links, short links, and QR codes without losing attribution.
Affiliate Attribution Window
Configure how long referred visitors remain eligible for affiliate credit and understand how first-click or last-click rules affect attribution.
Payouts
Set Up Affiliate Payouts
Choose an affiliate payout method, collect recipient details, create payout runs from due commissions, and reconcile external payments.
Affiliate Payout Methods
Compare PayPal and Wise export-assisted payouts with Stripe Global Payouts beta onboarding, including each method's affiliate requirements.
Affiliate Payout Schedules and Cadence
Plan weekly, biweekly, or monthly affiliate payouts around commission due dates, payout runs, provider exports, and reconciliation.
Bulk PayPal and Wise Payouts
Export payable commissions, pay affiliates in PayPal or Wise, and reconcile payout status in AffiliateBase
Account & Billing
Affiliate Program Account Settings
Configure your AffiliateBase account name, affiliate portal subdomain, payout method, Stripe connection, and billing visibility.
Manage Affiliate Program Team Members
Invite AffiliateBase team members, choose account roles, resend invitations, and remove access when responsibilities change.
Troubleshooting
Affiliate Tracking Script Not Loading
Diagnose a missing or blocked AffiliateBase tracking script, wrong account ID, CSP or CORS errors, duplicate installs, and late initialization.
Troubleshoot Stripe Affiliate Webhooks
Diagnose AffiliateBase Stripe webhook delivery, mode or signature errors, missing generated referral IDs, and payments without conversions.
Troubleshoot Affiliate Tracking and Payout Issues
Diagnose AffiliateBase script loading, missing Stripe attribution, webhook failures, payout run errors, and coupon sync problems.